Posts Tagged ‘Wezesha Business Skills Program’
Empowering women’s groups through business skills training
When women are economically empowered, typically they re-invest in their families future and children’s education. Despite this, many women remain stuck in the informal economy and struggle to break free from intergenerational poverty cycles, without viable opportunities to increase their income, save money and transition away from subsistence living. 88% of Kenya’s 15 million informal…
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$50 means the world to Margret, who risks her business going under by allowing families to buy in credit so that their children won’t go hungry. Margret, one of our Wezesha Business Skills Program participants, was running a successful grocery store until COVID-19 hit. Name: Margret Age: 35 Location: New Canaan 3 words…
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